# Ward 40 Ward, Gutu District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-40/ Ward · Gutu District # Ward 40 Ward 40 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gutu District, Masvingo Province. It covers **77.3 km²**. - 77.3km² ## Where is Ward 40? Ward 40 lies in [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-19/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-20/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-21/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-22/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-23/) and [Ward 42](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/ward-42/). By area it is the 1245th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.1% of [Gutu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/gutu/). The centre of Ward 40 is about 218 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7624° S, 31.3793° E. Source: [Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT Central Statistics Office via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zwe). ## Know before you go: Ward 40 - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Harare - CurrencyZimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - Country calling code+263 - LanguagesEnglish, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele - Plug typesType G · 220 V - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare206 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio225 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:22). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 40 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 40, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Musizi · 1,262 m - Chivave · 1,231 m - Chaira · 1,177 m - Havambe · 1,143 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ward 40 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gutu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 711 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 126 Feb 22 112 Mar 21 99 Apr 19 47 May 16 9 Jun 14 7 Jul 14 8 Aug 17 2 Sep 20 11 Oct 22 29 Nov 23 90 Dec 23 172 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 40 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gutu Mission Hospital · Ward 37 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64405&mlon=31.21848#map=17/-19.64405/31.21848) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 34 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64553&mlon=31.14876#map=17/-19.64553/31.14876) Hotel Chaka's Lodge · Ward 32 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99611&mlon=31.56678#map=17/-19.99611/31.56678) School Dewure, Gutu · Ward 21 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.67066&mlon=31.38018#map=17/-19.67066/31.38018) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other wards in Gutu District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 41 - Ward 42 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 40?In Gutu District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 40?Ward 19, Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 22, Ward 23 and Ward 42 - What time zone is Ward 40 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 40?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 40?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 40?Musizi (1,262 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 40?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 40?Gutu Mission Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 40?CBZ Nyika, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 40?Engen, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 40?ZW180440 (OCHA common operational dataset)